English for Academic, Specific and Occupational Purposes in Developing, Emerging and Least Developed Countries

Collected papers from presentations at the Harrogate (2006) Conference of the IATEFL ESP SIG.

The main objective of the SIG is to disseminate good practice in ESP (as well as in EAP and EO/PP) through its membership and to promote models of excellence in ESP to ELT professionals internationally through workshops, seminars and conferences and through publishing the output in our Journal and in leading international ELT journals and periodicals. More information on the ESP SIG can be found on http://espsigiatefl.org For other ESP SIG titles published by Garnet Education, please visit the Journals and Academic Papers section.

Contents

Chapter 1: Angola: The ups and downs of an experiment in teaching technical English in Angola by Leonardo Makiesse Ntemo Mack
Chapter 2: Bangladesh: ELT, ESP and EAP in Bangladesh: An overview of the status and the need for English by Sayeedur Rahman
Chapter 3: Brazil (1): ESP: From theory to practice in a Brazilian setting by Debora Ize Balsemao Oss and Magaly Ruwer
Chapter 4: Brazil (2): ESP in Brazil: History, new trends and challenges by Rosinda de Castro Guerra Ramos
Chapter 5: Burma: Authenticating Business English materials: Project work as supplementing, contextualizing and appropriating Business English materials by Tan Bee Tin
Chapter 6: Cambodia: A short overview of EAP in Cambodia in 2006-2007 by Margareta Langbacka Walker
Chapter 7: China: Is English a temporary fashion or long-term trend? ELT, EAP and ESP in China by Yong Chen
Chapter 8: Ghana: Domains of English in Ghana and its use for specific purposes by Jemima Asabea Anderson, Gladys Nyarko Ansah and Patience Afrakom hMensa
Chapter 9: India: Positioning ESP in an ESL situation by Aysha Viswamohan
Chapter 10: Iran: The effects of social and textual modelling writing: Effects of instruction on Iranian learners' writing ability by Ehya Amalsaleh and Hojatollah Yamini
Chapter 11: Kenya: English for specific purposes: Its place in Kenya's education context by Kibiwott Peter Kurgat
Chapter 12: Nepal: An overview of ELT, EAP and ESP in Nepal: Whose interest is served? by Prithvi Narayan Shrestha
Chapter 13: Nigeria: Teaching 'the other English' for communication in Nigeria by Sunday I. Duruoha
Chapter 14: Palestine: Teaching English for general and specific purposes in Palestine by Insaf Saleh
Chapter 15: Philippines: English for students caring for the elderly in Japan by Junko Kono
Chapter 16: Thailand: The impact of the National Education Act 1999 on English-language teaching in higher education, Thailand by Songsri Soranastaporn and Singhanat Kenny Namnian
Chapter 17: South Africa (1): Challenging hegemony, enabling access: Course design and assessment in English-language studies for teacher education at the University of South Africa by Glenda Holcroft
Chapter 18: South Africa (2): From the general to the specific: Pre-sessional English at the Nelson Mandela University by Francois du Toit
Chapter 19: Yemen (1): The status of English for Specific Purposes in the Republic of Yemen by Abdulhameed Ashuja'a
Chapter 20: Yemen (2): Evaluating the ESP and EAP situation in a Yemeni context by Nagm-Addin M.A. Saif
Chapter 21: Zambia: Burying the ghost of English in Zambia by Bernard Nchindila Authors: Notes about Contributors Editor: Notes about the Editor